# Using node-red with Home Assistant
**URL:** https://discourse.nodered.org/t/using-node-red-with-home-assistant/76146
**Category:** General
**Tags:** home-assistant
**Created:** [5 March 2023 15:44 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/using-node-red-with-home-assistant/76146 "2023-03-05T15:44:32Z")
**Posts on this page:** 4
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### Author:  [@Lachimes29](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Lachimes29)
#### Post date: [5 March 2023 15:44 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/using-node-red-with-home-assistant/76146/1 "2023-03-05T15:44:32Z")
Hi all,
I have a call service node that works when I hard code the value of a youtube video but when I try to have it obtain the value from a query it does not work. The value does exist and when I obtain payload.items[1].contentDetails.videoId and display it via a debug node the video's ID shows correctly.
This is the data from my JSONATA window that does not work.
{
"media\_content\_type": "cast",
"media\_content\_id": " { "app\_name": "youtube", "media\_id": "${payload.items[1].contentDetails.videoId}" }"
}
This is the code that works.
{
"media\_content\_type": "cast",
"media\_content\_id": " { "app\_name": "youtube", "media\_id": "c66hr-IHOb8" }"
}
Many thanks.
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### Author:  [@E1cid](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/E1cid)
#### Post date: [5 March 2023 20:22 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/using-node-red-with-home-assistant/76146/2 "2023-03-05T20:22:18Z")
Not a HA user
but
in tthe JSONata field input
try
```auto
{
"media_content_type": "cast",
"media_content_id": {
"app_name": "youtube",
"media_id": $$.payload.items[1].contentDetails.videoId
}
}
```
Or if "media\_id" needs to be a json string as in your working example, then
```auto
{
"media_content_type": "cast",
"media_content_id": $string({
"app_name": "youtube",
"media_id": $$.payload.items[1].contentDetails.videoId
})
}
```
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### Author:  [@Lachimes29](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Lachimes29)
#### Post date: [5 March 2023 21:44 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/using-node-red-with-home-assistant/76146/3 "2023-03-05T21:44:33Z")
Thank you so much the last option worked 😀
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### Author:  [@system](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/system)
#### Post date: [19 March 2023 21:45 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/using-node-red-with-home-assistant/76146/4 "2023-03-19T21:45:16Z")
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